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BRAUN v. LORILLARD INC.

No. 95-4094.

84 F.3d 230 (1996)

Sara Lee BRAUN, individually and as executor of the estate of Norman Braun, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LORILLARD INCORPORATED and Hollingsworth & Vose Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 17, 1996.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied June 14, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick M. Schoenfield (argued), Daniel Swartzman, Kimberlee Massin, Schoenfield & Swartzman, Chicago, IL, Daniel G. Childs, Thomas Johnson, Johnson & Childs, Philadelphia, PA, for Sara L. Braun.

Mark J. Evans, David K. Hardy, William S. Ohlemeyer, Roger Geary (argued), Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO, Gary M. Elden, George R. Dougherty, Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, for Lorillard Inc.

Stanley V. Boychuck, David E. Kawala, Swanson, Martin & Bell, Chicago, IL, Lori J. Polacheck, Stephen J. Brake, Andrew J. McFlaney (argued), Daniel R. Harris, Nutter, McClennen & Fish, Boston, MA, for Hollingsworth & Vose Co.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and ROVNER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied June 14, 1996.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

Concerns with the abuse of the litigation process are being voiced ever more loudly. There are grounds for these concerns, but at least with respect to the federal courts of this circuit the concerns are exaggerated. Most of the district judges and other front-line federal judicial officers in this circuit exercise firm control...

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